Jump rope an ‘effective, low-cost exercise’ for improving cardiorespiratory fitness

High-intensity interval exercise and moderate-intensity continuous exercise performed through rope skipping improved cardiorespiratory fitness in young adults, results from a randomized study revealed.The findings — published in European Journal of Clinical Nutrition — indicated that rope skipping, also known as jump rope, could be recommended by primary care providers “as an effective, low-cost exercise to improve cardiorespiratory health, particularly for patients at risk of some noncommunicable diseases,” Waris Wong pipit, PhD, an assistant professor atRead More